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Are F1 cars designed to split in half? Ask Mark
Hi Mark. Are modern F1 cars designed to break in half in heavy crashes as seen with Mick Schumacher’s crash at Monaco and earlier in Saudi? If so what are…
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The changes that have given bouncing Mercedes a smoother ride
The ongoing saga of Mercedes’ 2022 difficulties received its first positive upturn in Barcelona. The introduction of a new floor largely banished the car’s previous porpoising-induced limitation. That still didn’t…
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Ferrari tactics fail in 2022 Monaco GP
Ferrari was thrown a tricky tactical challenge by the Monaco weather, and failed to meet it. With everyone on wets, the two Ferraris and two Red Bulls quickly put distance…
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Formula 1: good month, bad month — August 2022
Good month By George! Russell still hasn’t finished outside the top five this season, the only driver to do so. Lewis Hamilton could start being given team orders at this…
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F1 Retro: Mansell’s melodrama
F1 Retro August 1998 August 16, 1992. After years of on-track travails and a few near-misses, this was the date Nigel Mansell finally secured his Formula 1 world champion title…
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Word on the beat, August 2022
Sergio Pérez, signed a two-year contract extension with Red Bull over the Monaco GP weekend, negotiated by manager Julian Jakobi. His victory there led to his comment to team boss…
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Get a grip, Pirelli, say F1 drivers, after rain delays 2022 Monaco GP
The Monaco race start was delayed by almost an hour as radars were showing an imminent rain storm shortly after the scheduled 3pm start. Although it was merely drizzling at…
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Red Bulls trample the faltering Ferrari pony to take control of 2022 F1 championship
🇪🇸 2022 Spanish Grand Prix 🇮🇩 2022 Monaco Grand Prix 🇦🇿 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Charles Leclerc should have won in both Spain and Monaco, but his Ferrari mechanicals let…
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Risk-averse FIA shouldn’t sacrifice exciting races over small safety concerns
The FIA is right to constantly push on safety – but is it going too far sometimes at the expense of racing? ask Chris Medland
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Are F1 cars designed to split in half? Ask Mark
Hi Mark. Are modern F1 cars designed to break in half in heavy crashes as seen with Mick Schumacher’s crash at Monaco and earlier in Saudi? If so what are…
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The changes that have given bouncing Mercedes a smoother ride
The ongoing saga of Mercedes’ 2022 difficulties received its first positive upturn in Barcelona. The introduction of a new floor largely banished the car’s previous porpoising-induced limitation. That still didn’t…
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Ferrari tactics fail in 2022 Monaco GP
Ferrari was thrown a tricky tactical challenge by the Monaco weather, and failed to meet it. With everyone on wets, the two Ferraris and two Red Bulls quickly put distance…
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Formula 1: good month, bad month — August 2022
Good month By George! Russell still hasn’t finished outside the top five this season, the only driver to do so. Lewis Hamilton could start being given team orders at this…
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F1 Retro: Mansell’s melodrama
F1 Retro August 1998 August 16, 1992. After years of on-track travails and a few near-misses, this was the date Nigel Mansell finally secured his Formula 1 world champion title…
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Word on the beat, August 2022
Sergio Pérez, signed a two-year contract extension with Red Bull over the Monaco GP weekend, negotiated by manager Julian Jakobi. His victory there led to his comment to team boss…
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Get a grip, Pirelli, say F1 drivers, after rain delays 2022 Monaco GP
The Monaco race start was delayed by almost an hour as radars were showing an imminent rain storm shortly after the scheduled 3pm start. Although it was merely drizzling at…
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Red Bulls trample the faltering Ferrari pony to take control of 2022 F1 championship
🇪🇸 2022 Spanish Grand Prix 🇮🇩 2022 Monaco Grand Prix 🇦🇿 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Charles Leclerc should have won in both Spain and Monaco, but his Ferrari mechanicals let…
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Risk-averse FIA shouldn’t sacrifice exciting races over small safety concerns
The FIA is right to constantly push on safety – but is it going too far sometimes at the expense of racing? ask Chris Medland
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Mark Hughes: The knife-edge strategy that delivered Hamilton’s Barcelona win
Mark Hughes analyses the finely poised strategic battle that underpinned Lewis Hamilton’s landmark first Ferrari victory in Barcelona
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Mark Hughes: Barcelona offers Russell the reset he desperately needs
Mark Hughes examines why Barcelona’s high-energy demands could be the perfect antidote to Russell’s Monaco misery, and why Leclerc’s brake woes are harder to solve than they appear
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MPH: Ferrari brake changes delight Hamilton but leave Leclerc angry and without feel
As Brembo pushes back against Leclerc’s public criticism, Mark Hughes traces the rift back to the moment Hamilton walked through Ferrari’s door
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Mark Hughes: why F1’s 50/50 hybrid rules were doomed by conflicting priorities
With apologies to David Byrne and Talking Heads: And you may find yourself Watching someone lift and coast And you may find yourself Watching cars slowly decelerate down the straights…
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Felix Rosenqvist edges David Malukas in closest Indianapolis 500 finish on record
May 24, 2026 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana It was a photo finish in the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 after a one-lap shootout at the close. Mick Schumacher’s…
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Why the Monaco pitlane saga may outlast its verdict
Pierre Gasly has his Monaco podium back, for now. But the measurement failure might need more answers before the issue is settled
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Does F1’s power unit compromise go far enough?
F1 has agreed a phased rebalancing of the 2026 power unit framework, but the two-year road to 60/40 raises as many questions as it answers
‘I began to cry inside my helmet’ – Jean Alesi recalls his only F1 win, 31 years on
Jean Alesi’s only Formula 1 win, the story of that Montreal afternoon remains one of the sport’s most beloved, and most bittersweet
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